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We all know that the app world is exploding but as the market grows, will the independent app store providers like Handango, GetJar and others get squeezed out by platform makers and handset providers? That’s the question posed by an interesting story in the Wall Street Journal. Handango, for instance, has been acquired by PocketGear…
In the mobile world, it’s not uncommon to see specialists move from one manufacturer or carrier to another, but it seems like Apple is making a concerted effort to nab enterprise sales staff from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion. Digging around on LinkedIn has revealed that at least five employees in corporate sales have left RIM…
Nokia is looking to seriously get back in the game after a few execs announced their departure this year. Stephen Elop, the company’s new CEO, announced the hiring of Jerri DeVard as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. DeVard’s job, basically, is to make Nokia a reputable or cool brand again. Right now, we all…
Yelp isn’t going to be left behind when it comes to location-based deals, as the company has just introduced check-in rewards for publicly saying you’re at a restaurant, bar or other venue. Yelp added the check-in feature to its app in January, just as the hype around Foursquare began to grow. Since the launch, the…
Rovio Mobile confirmed earlier this month it was working on a Christmas version of Angry Birds. Rovio promised its Christmas edition would be “cool” and “a bit different, too”. While Rovio has been quiet on the details surrounding the game, the first screenshots from Angry Birds Christmas have hit the internet courtesy of a Finnish website…
The Black Eyed Peas are playing around with the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in their music video for “The Time (Dirty Bit)”. It’s a perfect song for those times you wish you were listening to bastardized oldies in a club full of Lego-people. Although the PlayBook is likely to be a dummy unit with the…
The ITU recently decided that two wireless technologies would be worthy of the 4G title: WiMax 2 and LTE-Advanced. Despite the decision, however, Sprint has continued to call its WiMax network “4G,” and surprisingly around that time T-Mobile decided to launch a massive campaign calling its HSPA+ network “America’s Largest 4G Network.” This week, at…
For those always on the lookout for the latest version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager, I’ve got a quick update for you this morning. It looks like version 6.0.1.13 has been leaked, and you can nab it right here. Keep in mind, this is not an official release, so download and use of this one is…
Microsoft has teamed up with AT&T to offer a buy one, get one free sale on its Windows Phone handsets. The promotion is available in AT&T stores only and applies to the Samsung Focus, HTC Surround, and the LG Quantum. Starting Black Friday November 26th, interested customers can snag two Windows Phone handsets for the…
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is available across Canada, and T-Mobile launched their version just last week. AT&T should be following suit soon, as some video of a branded version of the refreshed Bold has popped up. This isn’t the first we’ve seen of such a device with AT&T branding, but it sure has been awhile.…